Son of a ???

[Randy Muir ~ Clann Muir Genealogist (AKA tree)]

This is just a general observation I've made in doing family research for many years .... "Mc" or "Mac" on the front of a name means "son of," but did you know there was an OLD designation for "daughter of"? It was "Nc." I have actually seen it in a few OLD records, before 1750, if I recall correctly.

Randy

[John L. Moore Sr ESQ]

would that NC have also been used as we use NE , for a married daughter ????????? or is there
a large difference. an old saying " Tsun's ussna wha tay seemt ta pe" (things are not always what they seem to be), comes to my mind and any help you can give improves my mind and knowlege.......thanks Tree, John

[Randy Muir ~ Clann Muir Genealogist (AKA tree)]

Dear John:

I'm not sure of a relationship between "Nc" and "Ne" (generally spelled "nee" in the US). I do know that the "English 'nee' is a "loan-word" from the French "nee" (with an "accent mark" on the 1st "e"), which refers to "birth." I do also know that here (in the US), "nee" usually refers to a woman's maiden surname, but ... It has been used to signify any name change. In French (at least what I've run into in research from Quebec province in Canada), they can have what's referred to as "dit names." I believe this refers to where someone has sorta been "adopted" into another family, besides their birth one.

Randy

[John L. Moore Sr ESQ]

The reason I ask, is That a friend of mine has signed her name as Hazel Rae:ne Moore. Sooooo you can see why I ask ( you might have guessed that she is our Head of House Andrews other Daughter).........

[Randy Muir ~ Clann Muir Genealogist (AKA tree)]

That's interesting, John. Never heard of anyone doing that, but ... I can understand.

Randy